New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-11
NIB. GEORGE on PARADISE
HOW 1T MIGHT BE srAKED OFF IN CLAIMS
HIS INFERENCE THAT WHAT WOULD be PREPos-
ferrous IN HEAVEN SHOULD NOT BE DONE

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CoHoEs Oct 10 (SpeciaiD. Henry George mado
speech the Opera House in this city t." light CohoeS
has a population Of % 600. large proportion OF "hoh
WORK daily in the cotton mills OF the place. The khshes
OF Labor havo powerful organization In such 'oi
the United Labor party has naturally grown fast until
now IL numbers in its ranks hundreds Of voters Mr.
George met when he arrived here this afternoon, Pat
rick A. Cummins, OF Amsterdam. former master WORK
man of the Knights OF Labor Mr. Cummins Is the cahu
cate Treasurer OF the United LABOR party anu
his nomination has brought into the party hundreds VI
the operatives that work In the factories Oh the
and Hudson Valleys.
curious incident OF Mr. Georges visit was the pres
ence in the city OF James Connally OF New-YorK tho
chief factory inspector one OF tho CHIEF poltca agents
OF Governor HILL Connally took position In darKenea
doorway near Mr. Georges hotel this evening obviously
with the intention of observing that genemans move
ments Undoubtedly Hill will receive report
from Connay, giving full particulars Oh mr.
Georges meeting and the number and names OF the eau-
ers OF the workingmen's organization VINO attended
The Opera House. which will about 1.2OO people,
had all its occupied and the spaces IN us gaerS
and OF seats crowded with people wnen
Mr. George entered the hall to make MS
speech. DIR. J. W. Ross acted as the
chairman OF the meeting. Patrick f. Cummins
made short speech, I'm which he dsclafmed any lhten
ton on the part OF the United Labor party OF gaming
power by finding fault with the other political parties
The United Labor party asked for public confidence Do
OF its belief that its theories or government anu
taxation II put practice. would make people nap
pier Mr.. Cummins then rapidly sketched MT. Georges
theories OF land taxation. showing that he had reao
closely the atter's books He added
short time ago we hal trouble in Amsterdam There
was strike and had to take leading part In II. a
captastic press looking about for scaregoat Asserted
been isspprOprlalsd by me, and thaI also had taken
two or three farus The statement IS
f 1osT that i cs % be shown T have taken
OF that money Every dollar of 1t has been accounted
farms in my and that am no farmer, az you a.,
well know. Blu IL any one OF you are down on Sumuhs
for tns alleged offence at least vote for Henry george
DIR. Ross said that few years ago he regarded Mt
George as the prince OF humbugs and the king OF ag
tators. lie had since read his books and mad become
converted to his theories of axson He then In
troduced George Mr. George said that he mad Deen
glad to hear Mr. Cummns express the sentiments o. the
United Labor party because Mr.. Cummns was repre-
sentative man OF the Knights OF Labor. The laborns
men OF the country uneasy. They were conscious
that they did get much money Tor their WORK as
they deserved. They had obtained q few legislative
enactmeuts an eighthour law. hafholiday law
few factory laws; but these did not
relieve the distress In this condition OF Things inc
United Labor party forward and SAID that the
remedy was a new system OF taxation. That at first
sight seemed a trivial remedy but upon examination
they would find 1t the true one. To-day the great
majority OF men wanted the things which labor pro-
duced Mr.. George continued
Clearly there Ia demand for labor. The real trouble
cannot be That there IS 100 mlch laoor. Iv .,d da
something which comes In between the supply abu Ie
mand. Labor without land Is helpless Inc uien WY
have TO get some permission TO 20 TO Work compete
against another They drive down the rate OF wages
and some men are Christianity labors TO conduct
heaven after death. but 1t also abors 70
he wen upon the earth. But cannot have heaven
we all VEN 70 heaven is there any ono that would say
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